Full time

Sr NLU Research Engineer

Posted by Cerence Inc. • June 03, 2026

📍 Japan, Tokyo, Japan
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Description

A Moving Experience.

·Native speaker of Japanese with professional-level fluency in English

·Master’s degree in computer science, Computational Linguistics, or a related field, or equivalent work experience

·Experience with Natural Language Understanding (NLU) technology

·Working knowledge of Large Language Models (LLMs)

·Ability to effectively communicate Japanese market- and language-specific requirements to stakeholders

·Strong programming and scripting proficiency, particularly in Python

·Familiarity with Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) is a plus

·Proficiency in additional human languages is a plus, as it will enable you to work effectively with our global team and better serve our international customers

Cerence Inc. (Nasdaq: CRNC and www.cerence.com) is the global industry leader in creating unique, moving experiences for the automotive world. Spun out from Nuance in October 2019, Cerence is a new, i...

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